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Iron Ore Tops $100 for First Time Since May on China Sentiment
Financial Post
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July 16, 2025
Rio said shipments of around half a million to 1 million tons would be exported from the Simfer mine’s block 3 and 4 in Guinea starting November, instead of next year. The Simandou project, a joint venture divided into four blocks between Rio,...
Review Of 1975 Football Season; An Ebo Quansah Eulogy- Ken Bediako Writes
Citi Sports Online
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July 25, 2025
I dedicate my column this week to the memory of my bosom departed colleague Kobina Ebo Quansah, former President of the Sportswriters Association of Ghana (SWAG) whose one week observance will be held in Accra this weekend. I reproduce the first...
Boakai Reaffirms Liberty Corridor Vision, Positions Liberia as Gateway to the Atlantic for West Africa
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has restated his commitment to making Liberia the Atlantic gateway for its landlocked neighbors, framing the Liberty Corridor as the centerpiece of his administration’s regional economic strategy. Speaking at the EJS...
Museveni launches 2024 CHAN
Independent (Uganda)
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July 25, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kampala where he has revealed East Africa’s readiness to co host the Continental Tournament. This is going go to be a...
FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025: SMART Power Rankings Vol. 2
FIBA Basketball
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COURTSIDE 1891 Stream the action live and on-demand Watch here ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - There will be twelve teams in Abidjan for the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket, and they have now decided on their strategies to try and win the title. Teams...
Dangote's Game Changing Impact on Energy
Business Ghana
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The historic commencement of operations at the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Refinery has redefined Africa’s refining ambitions, establishing a new epicenter for oil product supply across West Africa and beyond. As the continent’s largest...
Mastering micro-political risk: The real game-changer for Francophone Africa’s mining futures
African Mining Market
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July 25, 2025
It’s more than just the minerals When Western miners explore Francophone Africa, they see world-class opportunities: gold in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire, manganese in Gabon, cobalt in the DRC, and more. However, one risk consistently gets...
Elderly passenger, 76, shoots NYC cabbie over fare before fleeing to retirement home: cops
New York Post
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July 15, 2025
An elderly recidivist shot a cabbie over a $40 fare in the Bronx – then strolled into a retirement home as the bloodied driver writhed on the street, the victim and officials said Tuesday. Cabbie Alusine Barrie, a 27-year Guinea immigrant who...
Where and how to watch the 2025 Women's AfroBasket?
FIBA Basketball
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COURTSIDE 1891 Stream the action live and on-demand Watch here ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - The Women's AfroBasket has always attracted lots of attention in Africa and beyond and this year's event scheduled to run from Saturday, July 26 to Sunday,...
Uganda Launches Chan-2024: a New Era for Sports and Regional Unity
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 25, 2025
Uganda has today officially launched the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, marking a historic chapter in the country’s sports development and regional integration. The event held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds was filled with messages of...
All in with the farm-to-glass movement
The Nassau Guardian
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Award-winning Bahamian mixologist Marv Cunningham, CEO of Mr. Mix Bahamas, believes every cocktail/mocktail should tell a story, evoke emotions and transport the drinker to a different time or place through its combination of ingredients....
The sacred humans-bird connection in Ethiopia’s wetlands: Interview with Abebayehu Aticho
Mongabay
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July 25, 2025
The Gambella region of Ethiopia is home to 71 bird species that are culturally important to the traditional pastoralist Nuer people and have several uses for the community, such as indicating seasonal changes and fish abundance. According to a...
AI Gone Wild: How Smart Technologies Are Supporting Wildlife and Ecosystems
I Africa
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July 25, 2025
As we mark World Nature Conservation Day, we are reminded of the urgent need to protect Earth’s natural resources and fragile biodiversity. From mitigating tailings dam risks to safeguarding rhinos and other vulnerable species from poaching, AI is...
Ivanhoe Atlantic to Export High-Grade Iron Ore to U.S. via Liberia
Liberian Observer
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ivanhoe Atlantic, a U.S.-owned mining company, has announced plans to ship high-grade iron ore from Guinea to the United States via Liberia’s Yekepa-Buchanan rail and port corridor, following the recent signing of a landmark...
Image of the day: Expanding Accra captured from space
Muser Press
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July 14, 2025
Accra, the capital of Ghana, is one of the fastest-growing urban centres in West Africa. Located along the Gulf of Guinea, it serves as the country’s economic and administrative heart, home to more than 5 million people in the Greater Accra...
ECOWAS, AU don’t have solutions to Africa’s problems – Primate Ayodele
Daily Post
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July 25, 2025
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) don’t have solutions to the problems facing the African continent. In a...
Icon Gulf Trading, the shipping arm of Dynamic Mining, and GeoServe celebrate one-year milestone in voyage management collaboration
Dry Bulk
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July 15, 2025
A strategic collaboration between Icon Gulf Trading DMCC (part of the Dynamic Group) and GeoServe Energy Transport DMCC has enabled the successful shipment of bauxite from Guinea over the past 12 months. During this period, 12 cargo shipments,...
“Liberia’s Transformation Possible With Coordination, Vision”
Liberian Observer
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President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has declared that Liberia’s transformation is within reach, provided there is visionary leadership, national coordination, and bold execution of reforms and investments....
Bafana Bafana's CHAN squad strike it rich as they snap up free agents
IOL
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Bafana Bafana's squad for the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) is an exciting mix of experienced players and emerging talent. One particularly intriguing detail is that nearly half of the selected players are currently free agents. Out of...
Germany risks missing opportunities in Africa
Deutsche Welle
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July 25, 2025
China invests, India trades, and the Gulf States build. And what does Germany do? It often just watches. As the global competition for Africa's markets and raw materials escalates, German policy continues to lack strategic clarity. There is a lot...